Moign Khawaja, Author at Foreign Policy Journal

UN Action Heroes

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Oct 4, 2009 | Africa, Americas, Regions, US, Viewpoints |

The U.N. General Assembly’s 64th session started on September 23 and lasted for 7 days. More than 120 heads of state attended the session.

9/11 – Unanswered Questions

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Sep 16, 2009 | News & Analysis, US |

Unanswered questions continue to loom over the authenticity of the 9/11 incidents. Will the wheat ever be separated from the chaff and justice will be provided to hundreds of thousands of victims that suffered and are still suffering from the tragic events?

The Unwinnables – Part 2

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Aug 30, 2009 | Asia Pacific, Europe, US, Viewpoints |

What has really happened during these eight years is that the suffering of Afghan people has risen manifold, corruption has gone out of control, inflation has sky rocketed, poppy cultivation has grown to unprecedented heights and the situation of law and order has worsened unimaginably.

The Unwinnables – Part 1

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Aug 19, 2009 | Asia Pacific, Europe, US, Viewpoints |

Adeel is among the thousands of foreigners living and working in Afghanistan who are helping to build the country’s non-existent infrastructure. Over the last 30 years, this central Asian republic has seen nothing but invasions, war, infighting and foreign occupation.

Banana Republic

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Aug 11, 2009 | Americas, US, Viewpoints |

There is an old saying that “bad habits are hard to break”. This saying has been ringing in my ears since I was a kid. My mom, some neighbours, many teachers, a lot of my friends and many other people complained about some...

Iran at the Intersection

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Jun 21, 2009 | Middle East, Viewpoints |

So our mainstream press and the media is rife with reports, some of them based on speculations rather than facts, about the situation in Iran and how it is handled by the authorities in Tehran.

Debating Hope for the Forgotten

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Jun 11, 2009 | Palestine, Viewpoints |

Amal is one of the few Palestinians I came in contact with during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. At that time she was traumatised and her morale was badly shaken by the war. Almost four months later, she seems to have regained her spirits but the recovery seems somehow fragile.

Caught in the Crossfire

Posted by Moign Khawaja | Jun 3, 2009 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US |

Those taking no part on either side of the conflict between the military and Taliban-allied militants in Pakistan’s Swat region often end made to suffer most.

Bewildered Baku

Posted by Moign Khawaja | May 9, 2009 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |

On a routine morning rush hour, Elviyya, along with hundreds of other students was heading towards her educational institution, Baku State University, located in central Baku. Students in her university were getting ready for another hectic day of intense lectures and seminars coupled with presentations. The ones who were ‘sick and tired’ of this routine didn’t turn up, bunked their classes and ended up in nearby beautiful parks and cafes. But for the ones who turned up, the day was about to take a different course…

100 Days, 101 Hopes

Posted by Moign Khawaja | May 2, 2009 | Asia Pacific, US, Viewpoints |

So change has finally embraced America. The nation that voted Barack Obama into office did so with huge hopes and expectations. The responsibilities and promises that he campaigned to deliver are of historic proportions both in terms of size and implications.

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